Ironing-press.



S. D. GUGGENHEIM.

IRONING PRESS.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 26. 191-0.

Patented June 1, 1915.

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Patented June 1, 1915.

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IRONING PRESS.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 26. 1910.

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.Applioatignfiled September as. 1910. s ria -Hammad ng. a l veland, i thcou y fGnyahQg andwstate ,of, Ohio, have invented certain vnew andusefullmprovements in Ironinga Presses, of .which, the following, is aspecification.

- This invention relates generally to ironing machines, and-ismoreparticularly designed .as an. ironing press for the bosoms .of shirtsand waists.

:More specifically. the invention-relates to .an ironing pressponiprising an internal sironing member preferably .mounted in .astationary'position and providedW-ith a, yoke ironing plate under oneend and forming a substantially a line corresponding tothe shoulderfolding line of.a, shirt 'or-waist,. to gether with awyoke ironing(member movably mounted and cooperating with the yoke ironing plate andan external bosom ironing member adapted tomove in the sector of -acircle toward andfrom -the surface of the internal ironing member andwhen closed to ,be pressed tightly .a'gaiiist such internal ironing.member-to bring about the pressing of the bosom of the. shirt or,waist.The invention also relates to certain arrangements of --certain featuresin connection with the internal ironing member- 9nd the irODingpIate,whereby thebox iplait of shirts or waists may be ironed to cause them tostand up ,properlynandr-whereby the em- '1broidery. on these .box'plaitsmay begcaused to 7 appear raised from the material. The inventionmay be further briefly; sum- -marized ;as consisting in the constructionand combination .of parts .hereinafter -setforth 40 lin the-following;description, drawingsgand claims.

Referring: to the dra ing Figa -e jl is; a side-elevation of the;machine; Fig. ;2. is.:.a I front elevation with theiron-ing cloth forthe internal; ironing member broken away to show-the parts ;1Fig. 3 is atop; plan view; Fig. 4 is -a side-;elevation;partly in. section showing:the ironing-members enlarged and with .parts broken away ;'F i g .5flea; top plan iview of the main portion of thecollarformer with the topplateremoved; Figifi is a top plan view; of the. same' parts with a Yportion ,9 1,.fll :6 pla pplied showing thesperating devices abovegthepla-te; -Fag. 7 .isa f -en end e a io :e rt -zcelie r er;

' internal ironing member.

5;Fig. 9..is an, enlarged sectional view of the-yoke ironeriwithportionsof the adjacent pa-rts in section Fig. 10 isa rear elevation oftheyokeironer; Fig. 11 is.a sectional viewthrough the main body portion ,of theexternal and internal ironing members; Fig.

'12 is; a .front elevation of a modification Showing the ironing plateemployed in ironing. the .bosoms of fancy .Waists; Fig. 13 is atransversesection-ofthe ironing members -.-with the ironing plate shownin Fig. 12 in.

vplace Fig. let-is a side elevation of a portion of the gma-(ihineshowing a modified form of gear frame shifting mechanism; and Fig. 15is,a.- rear. elevation of-' the same.

In carryingout the invention any suitable .frame 1 is provided with anupper horizon- .talplate2 uponwhich is secured an internal ironing.member 3 ,havinga cavity 4 ,-.therei n to .which live steam is suppliedby .I'neans of a suitable pipe 5. ,.A pipe 16 leads fromthis chamber andcarries offthewater of condensation. ;The upper surface of this 4internal "ironing member 3 is preferably curved transversely, as shownin Figs. 2, 11 and 13,. and itis provided at itsrean end Qnthe undersidewith a curved face 7 which is. adapted to. conform to the generalconfiguration of theyokein the back of a shirt for waist,.and this facetapers off to form an edge 8,; shown in Figs. 3 and 10. andcorresponding to the folding line .of the back of .a gehirt or waist.This internal ironing member. is "further provided .with a centrallongitudinally disposed groove 9 adapted to receive suitable padding 10against which the box-plaitpr button and button-holestrips-'are-tdbeipressed. Padding 11 is arranged upon'the sur-face ofthe 'internal ironing, memberand is-hel-d in place by any suitableironing. cloth fastened to suitable {pins -12rarranged around theledgeofthis' This ironing cloth is furthenheld in place by. a frame memberil-ft extending upon either sideand across the front of the internalironing .member an d Zihhas notches 15 cut in the lower-edgefor-receivingthe pins 12. (A pin 16 may be secured in eachside of theironing-member and upon these pins -16 the frame 14 may be swung.Securedtothe yoke ironingiface iis am ironing plate 17 which is;preferably of a polished --rnaterial for 5 forming a proper ironingsurfa ce and the edgeof; this ;member coincides.w;i th thd b dg heilroninev memberwith a longitudinally disposed groove 22 for receivingthe pin 19 which is located at substantially the longitudinal center ofthe main ironing portion and serves tov guide the main body portion 21so that it moves tion by a spring-pressed interna in a lon itudinaldirection with respect to the Tironing member. This main body portion isfurther provided upon its upper and lower surfaces with diagonallydisposed grooves 24, an upper and lower groove being arranged on .eitherside of the center, as shown in Fig. 7. Each pair of grooves receivesupper and lower guiding members 25 and 26 respectively of a foot portion27 which has its back edge arranged transversely of the internal ironingmember and its outer corner rounded, 'as shown in Figs. 5 and 6. Each ofthese foot portions'is provided with a slot 28 arranged parallel withthe back edge. The upper guiding -members 25 of each of these footportions 27 is provided upon its inner edge with gear teeth 29 forming arack and the gear teeth. of the two racks mesh with two intermeshinggears 30 and 31 mounted in the casing whereby upon the movement of oneof the gears the two foot portions will be forced diagonally to the rearv with respect'to the main body portion. Secured to one of the gears isa ratchet wheel 32 which is held in any posiawl 33 mounted upon a shaft34 secured-1n the casing. A

'thumb piece 35 is secured to the shaft of one of the gear wheelspreferably the gear 31, for manipulating the gears and an operatinglever 36 or other similar device is secured to the pin 34 for throwingthe pawl 33 into" 'lever 36 being arranged above the cover.

The slots 28 of the foot portions .27 engage over the pins 19 which aremounted in the plate and upon either side of the center, as shown inFig. 7. This collar former is 10- cated upon the pins 19 secured in therear or neck end of the internal ironing member in a manner such thatits back edge which is transverse withrespect to the internal ironingmember is coincident with the neck edge of the internal ironing mem er,so that the folding line of the shirt extends from the back straightportion of this collar former- 27 is such that any shirt may be appliedto the internal ironing member so that its front or bosom may rest fiatupon the same and irrespective of the size of the collar band. After thecollar band of a shirt has been placed upon the band formerthe rest ofthe shirt may be laid down upon the internal ironing member andstretched tightly upon the same.

Coiiperating' with the yoke ironing plate 17 is a yoke ironer comprisinga cast hollow yoke ironing member 38 having suitable 'bearing portions39 for receiving a front axle 40 and a rear axle 41, both of theseaxles. being provided with suitable wheels 42 which engage in grooves 43of a suit able to the end of the lever arm 51 mounted upon a shaft 52provided with a suitable operating lever 53 having a pawl 54 engagingashoulder carried by a member 55 rigid with the frame, whereby the yokeironing member may be held tightly against the yoke ironing plate 17 Theyoke ironing member has a surface portion 56 which is substantially ofthe shape and configuration of the ironing plate 17 and upon thissurface is a suitable padding 57 held in place by a Y yoke ironing cloth58 secured to pins 59 arranged around the edge of the yoke ironingmember 38.- A heating medium is supplied to and exhausted from thecavity 60 in the yoke ironing member through pipes 61 and 62. j

A suitable ironing plate mechanism is provided for the machine, and itconsists of an ironing plate63 curved transversely, as

'shown in Figs. 2 and'll, and it is provided at the neck end with acollar band opening 64, shown in Fig. 3, and'with rearwardly extendingportions 65 projecting beyond the rear of the neck band former and theresecured to laterallv extending trunnions 66 which are mounted in eyes 67carried by rods 68 passing into sockets 69 secured to a transverseshaft- 70 provided with an upwardlv bent shifting arm 71. The rods 68are slidable in the sockets 69 so that after the plate 63 is loweredupon the work and the shifting arm 71 is manipulated so as to draw theedge of the plate at the neck band recess against the neck band former,these rods will play in and out of the sockets and permit the movementof the plate without raising the same, a feature which is quite obviousfrom the construction. The arrangement of this plate is such that it maybe swung upwardfrom the internal ironing member or from the bosom of theshirt, or may be lowered upon the same after it is in its upperposition, and further when it is lowered upon the shirt bosom it may bemoved inwardly so that the edge of the plate adjacent the neck bandopening is brought closely against the neck band former, as shown inFig. 3, so that the entire bosom of the shirt or waist may be properlyironed even near the edge of the collar band.

The pressing mechanism will now be described. Secured to the frame 1 areforwardly extending brackets 72 each of which is provided with a bearing73 having an open-ended slot 74 therein which forms a socket forreceiving trunnions 75 of the external ironing member 76 which isprovided with a cavity 77 therein connected by suitable ports 78 withopenings 79 in the trunnions. These openings may be connected withsuitable pipes for supplying and ex hausting the heating medium. Theexternal ironing member is curved transversely on its underside and hasa Ushaped recess 80 conforming somewhat, to the configuration of.

the collar band but extending away from the collar band formersufliciently to allow for its adjustment for any size of collar band.

The external ironing member 76 is provided with an upwardly extendingportion 81 having on each end thereof an upwardly extending ear 82 witha substantially fiat bearing surface 83 between the ears 82. Secured inthe cars 82 are pins 84 which pass through ears'85 carried by a pressurelink 86 which is provided witha rounded surface portion 87 adapted tocooperate with the flat face portion 83 in exerting the downwardpressure so that the pressure exerted by this link is not brought tobear upon the pins 84. The upper end of this link is provided with abearing portion 88 mounted on a shaft 89 secured in side frame members90 and 91 secured together at the top by a cross frame member 92 bymeans of a bolt 93. The lower ends of these side frame members aremounted upon a transverse shaft 94. Intermediate the upper and lowerends of these side frame members is a transverse shaft 95 upon which ispivoted a pair 'oflinks 96 which are pivoted to a crank pin 97 mountednear the periphery of a driving gear 98 mounted upon asuitable shaft 99.

The operation of the foregoing mechanism is such that upon a counterclockwise rotation of the driving gear 98 the links 96 will cause theoperating frame members to be swung about the shaft 94 to the rearcausing the raising of the external ironing member 76 which will assumea position slightly to the rear of a vertical line passing through theaxis of the trunnions of this external ironing member.v The operator maythen bear upon the bosom'of the shirt or waist, the heat which is,applied to these parts bringing about the ironing operation.

The mechanism for bringing about the rotation of the gear 98 consists ofa main driving shaft 100 mounted insuitable bearings in the frame andhaving upon it a pinion 101, shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1, andmeshing with a pinion 102, also shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1, andfurther meshs ing with an intermediate pinion 103, the

latter being in mesh with-the pinion 104, the latter, when in properposition, being adapted to mesh with the gear wheel 98.

The pinion 102 is also adapted, when in proper position, to mesh withthe gear wheel 98. These pinions 102, 103 and 104 are mounted in asuitable frame 105 swung upon the shaft 100 and having a downwardlyextending arm 106 provided with a pm 107 extending from one sidethereof. This arm is arranged in a manner such that it swings by gravityinto a position such that the pinion 102 and pinion 104 are both out ofe agement with,t-he gear 98. The pinion 102 is fortransmitting the drivein one direction, while the pinion 104 is for transmitting the drive in.the opposite direction.

Thermechanism for throwing the pinions 102 and 104 into engagemnt at theproper time comprises a hand leve i- 108 mounted on a suitable shaft 109secured to the frame and connected to an operating lever 110, shown indotted lines. in Fig. 1. This lever is connected to a shifting bar 111.This bar 111,

is provided with a notch or slot 112 for engagement with the pin 107 andis still further provided with gravity pawls 113' and 114 havingsuitable stop pins 115 for holding them normally in the position inwhich the right-hand dog 114 is shown in Fig. '1. These dogs are spacedat a distance from each other and they cooperate with two rotary dogs116 and 117 mounted in a bracket 118 secured to the frame. These rotarydogs are provided with gear teeth which intermesh whereby a rotarymotion conveyed to one is transmitted to the other.

These rotary dogs 116 and 117 are provided I with shoulders 119 and 120respectively. One of these dogs is further provided with a pin 121engaging in a notch 122 in a lever 123 pivoted in a bracket 124 securedto the frame. The upper end of this lever is provided with inclined edgefaces 125 and 126 which are adapted to be engaged by friction rollers127 and 128 which are arranged upon the side face of the driving gear98. The

. friction roller 128 is mounted near the crank pin 97 of the link 96,while the other is diametrically opposed to it.

Assuming that' the parts are in the position shown in Fig. 1 after theironing operation and after the operator has shifted the hand lever 108into the position shown, power is being transmitted to the driving'gear' 98 and the friction roller 128 is moving in a counterclockwisedirection toward the edge face 126 of the lever 123. Upon the firstmovement of this gear wheel 98, however, the edge face 125 is releasedfrom engagement with the friction roller 127- shoulder 120 to engage thenose of the dog and raise the bar 111 so that the pin 107, arranged onthe-arm 106 of the gear frame, is released from the notch 112, in thebar, when the gear frame will shift by gravity in a clockwise direction,causing the gear pinion 102 to disengage from the=teeth of the drivinggear 98. When the parts are in this position and the ironing member 76has been raised from the work, the machine is ready for anotheroperation, and this is brought about by shifting the hand lever 108 tothe front slowly until the notch 112 in the bar 111 engages the pin 107when upon further movement of the lever the gear frame 105 will beshifted farther in. a clockwise direction bringing the pinion 104 intomesh with the driving gear 98 when the latterwill rotate in a clockwisedirection to cause the ironing member 76 to be brought into engagementwith the work. As soon as it assumes a pressing position upon theworlr,'however, the roller 127 engages the lever 123 and causes theraising of the bar 111 in a similar manner to that already describedwhen the driving mechanism is thrown out of operation and the machineremains in closed position.

In order'to hold the front portions of the shirt or waist down upon theironing portion, a loop 129 of string is provided and it passes over theinternal ironing portion and is connected to a springl30 attached to ahook 131 secured to the frame.

In using the machine for ironing fancy waists, the longitudinal recess 9of the internal ironing member may be provided with a padding strip 132against which the box plait having the embroidery or fancy work ispressed. In case it is desirable not to iron the waist directly againstthe chest with the padding 132 in. the recess, side plate portions 133may be utilized on each side of the recess 9, and each of these platesis provided with a downwardly extending flange 134 and the padding isarranged between these fianges. These plate portions 133, however, ifused, are provided with smooth surfaces for ironing the inner surface ofthe bosom. In place of the plate 63, however, another plate 135 is used,and it is provided with trunnion members 136 upon which it may swing andsimilar in all respects to the trunnion members of the plate 63. Uponthe surface of this plate and on each side of the trunnion members is asuitable padding 137 which is for engagement with the outer surface ofthe bosom. At the center between the strips of padding 137 isabox-plait'ironing plate 138 which. is provided with a finished surfacefor ironing the box-plaitor button strip. In ironing fancy waists withthe mechanism just described, the operator places the article upon theinternal ironing member and upon the lower ironing plate 133 in the samemanner in which the waist or shirt is placed upon the machine in theother embodiment. Then the plate 135 is lowered upon the bosom,.and theexternal ironing member operating mechanism is set in motion to causethe ironing members to close upon the bosom when the heat of theparts'will strike through the article operated upon and the embroideryor other fancy work upon the waist will be raised or embossed, as itwere, from the body of the garment.

In lieu of the mechanism applied to the end of the bar 111 forcontrolling the shift ing of the frame 105, I have provided another formof mechanism which I may employ, and this mechanism is shown in Figs. 14and 15 and will be described in detail.

In place of the bar 111 a bar 140 is employed, and it is provided with anotch 141 which engages a pin 142 mounted between two extensions 143 and144 which are continuations of the side plate of the frame 105 and serveto guide the bar 140 which slides freely between the same upon the pin142. The bar is extended beyond the frame as in the other construction,but in place of the pawls it is provided with a long recess 145 WhlChcotiperates with suitable lifting mechanism to be described. It will beseen from the foregoing that when the bar is shifted to the right fromthe position shown in Fig. 14, it is free to drop upon the pin 142 whenit will shift the frame 105 in a manner similar to that alreadydescribed.

The mechanism for releasing the bar 140 marina from the pin 142 and forpermitting it to drop onto: said pin comprises a cast plate 146; securedto the. rear end of the frame and having mounted thereon suitable guides147 148 and slide. bars 149 and 15.0 which are connected by a lever 151fulcrumed at its center upon a pin 152. The bar 149 is extended abovethe lever 151 and is provided witha laterally extending arm 153 whichextends over into the path of the pins 12? and 128 carried by thedriving gear 98. The: slide bar 150 is provided with an inwardlyextending foot portion 154 which extends under the lower edge of the bar140 while the slide bar 149' is provided with a reversely turned footportion 155 also extending underthe bar 140 at all times, and theiroperation will now be described. When the parts are in the positionshown in Fig; 14,the machine is at. rest with the ironing members closedand when the operator desires these members to open, the bar'140 isshifted to the rear by mechanism already described, so that the endportion of the lever drops-over the edge of the foot portion 154 of theslide bar 150 which at this particular time is raised slightly by reasonof the engagement of the pin 127 with. the laterally extending portion153 of the slide bar 149., When the bar drops over the foot portion 154which enters the recess 145,, the notch: 141 receives the pin 142 andthe fur ther shifting'of the bar 140 to the rearmoves the frame 105 sothat the'gear pinion 102 meshes with the driving gear 98 which will bedriven'in a counter clockwise direction causing the ironing members tobe opened. This operation continues until the pin 128 engages under thelaterally extending portion 153 of the slide bar 149'when the latterwill be raised causing its lower.

1 foot-portion 155 to egage the lower edge of the'bar 140 to the left ofthe recess 145, with the result that the bar 140 is raised and the pin142 carried by the frame 105 is released from the recess 141 and theopening driving gear mechanism is thrown out of operation.

. This position of the parts remains'until the operator shifts the bar140 forward when the end of the bar at the recess 145 drops ofi' of thefoot portion 155 carried by the slide bar, Whenthe pin 142 will engagein the slot 141 and the frame 105 will be shifted in a clockwisedirection, bringing the closing gear pingear 98 when the ironing memberswill be closed.

Having described my invention, I claim 1. In an ironing press, aninternal bosom ironing member having an ironing surface co-extensivewith the bosom and extending beyond the shoulder seams to a pointcoincident with a transverse line touching the rear t5 curve .of theneck band., means for pressing ion 104 into engagement with the drivingthe yoke of the shirt to this line, and an ex-- ternal bosom ironingmember having a recess for the neck bandand an ironing face co-extensivewith the ironing surface of the internal; ironing member.

2-. In an ironing press, an internal bosonr ironing member having abosom ironing face, an internal yoke ironing member having a yokeironing face, said ironing faces meeting at substantially a linecorresponding to the shirt foliding line and extending from the neckband across the shoulder, suitable external ironing members.coiiperating with the internal bosom ironing member and. the internalyoke ironing member, mechanism for operating the severali parts; andmeans.v for supplying a heating medium to the: several parts.

3. In an ironing press, an internal ironinig' member having asubstantially unbroken bosom ironing face anda yoke ironing face,

said faces meeting at substantially a linecorresponding-to the foldingline of a shirt or' waist, anexternal bosom ironing member, a yoke:ironing member, mechanism for operating the several parts, and means forsupplying a heating medium; to the several parts.

4. In an. ironing press, an; internal-iron ing member having a bosomironing face and a yoke ironing face, said faces: meeting to formsubstantially a folding line across. the. shoulders and touching therear portion of the neck band, means upon the internal ironing memberand engaging in the neck band for locating the shirt or waist upon theinternal ironing member, an external bosom ironing member, a yoke"ironing member-,-means for operating the several parts, and means forsupplying a heating medium to the several parts.

5. In an ironing-press, an internalirom ing member having a bosomironing face and: a yoke ironing face, said faces meeting to formsubstantially a folding line across the shoulders and touching the rearportion of the neck band, .a neck band former upon the internal ironingmember and 'engaglng in the neck band for locating the shirt or Waistupon the internal ironing member, an external bosom ironing member, ayoke 1I0I1- ing member, means for operating the sevthe several parts,and means for supplying heat. to the several parts.

7. In an ironing press, an-internal ironing member having a bosomironing surface on one side and a yoke ironing surface on the otherside, said surfaces being arranged at an angle to each other and meetingat a line, an external bosom ironing member, a yoke ironing member, acarriage supporting said member, a suitable support for said carriage,means for moving said carriage to bring said yoke ironer into and out ofen-,

gagement with the yoke ironing surface, means for moving the externalironing member, and means for supplying a heating medium to the severalparts.

8. In an ironing press, a frame, an internal ironing member having abosom ironing surface, a yoke ironing surface, suitable guides carriedby the frame, a carriage, rollers mounted onssaid carriage andengagingsaid guides, a yoke ironer mounted on said carriage and adapted toengage theyoke ironing surface, means for shifting said yoke ironingmember into engagement with the yoke ironing surface, and means forholding said member ment with said surface.

9. In'an iron ing press, a frame, an inter-' nal ironing member having abosom ironing i yieldingly in engage- 10. In an ironing press, a frame,an internal bosom ironing member, an external bosom ironing member, anironing plate, trunnions carried by said plate, bearing rods upon saidtrunnions, an operating shaft, socket members rigidly secured to saidshaft and having openings therein for receiving said rods loosely, andmeans for operating said shaft.

11. An ironing press comprising an internal bosom ironing member, anexternal bosom ironing member, means for applying heat thereto,mechanism for closing the ironing members one upon the other, an ironingplate arranged between said members and provided with a button-stripironing portion at substantially the center, suitable padding on eachside thereof, and means for operating the several parts.

12. In an ironing press, an external ironing member, an internal ironingmember substantially straight on its longitudinal dimension and having alongitudinally disposed recess, padding arranged in said recess, andmeans for moving the two ironing members with respect to each other.

13. In an ironing press, an ironing memher having a longitudinallydisposed recess,

packing in said recess, surface plate portions extending over theironing member from said recess, another ironing member, an ironingplate having a central longitudinal extension, and padding on each sidethereof, said central longitudinal extension being adapted to aline withthe strip of padding in the other ironing member.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnessesas follows: SOLOMON D. GUGGENHEIM. Witnesses:

MA HA L. Oesrmzrcn, B. W. BROCKETT.

